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AABA form

The 32-bar AABA song form: two matching A sections, a contrasting B (bridge), then a final A.

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The Beatles' commonest song form is Verse-chorus, on 170 songs, ahead of AABA form on 64.

Verse-chorus Song form

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early26 · 45%

Mid-period16 · 28%

Late16 · 28%

By Album

Past Masters12

A Hard Day's Night8

The Beatles (The White Album)8

Magical Mystery Tour1

Reunion singles1

Songs(59 of 64)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	–
2	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	–
3	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	–
4	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	–
5	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	–
6	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
7	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	–
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8	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	–
9	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
10	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	–
11	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
12	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	–
13	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	–
14	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
15	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	–
16	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	–
17	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	–
18	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	–
19	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	–
20	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
21	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	–
22	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	–
23	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	–
24	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	–
25	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
26	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
27	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	–
28	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	–
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29	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	–
30	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	–
31	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	–
32	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	–
33	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	–
34	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	–
35	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
36	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	–
37	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	–
38	Taxman	1966	Revolver	George	–
39	And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	John	–
40	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	–
41	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	–
42	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	–
43	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	–
44	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
45	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	–
46	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	–
47	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
48	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
49	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
50	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
51	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
52	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	–
53	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	–
54	Because	1969	Abbey Road	John, Paul, George	–
55	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	–
56	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	–
57	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	–
58	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	–
59	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	–

Updated 2026-09-02

AABA form

Analysis

By Year

By Songwriter

By Era

By Album

Songs(59 of 64)

Love Me Do

There's a Place

Do You Want to Know a Secret

Misery

I Saw Her Standing There

From Me to You

Little Child

Don't Bother Me

I Want to Hold Your Hand

This Boy

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

Can't Buy Me Love

I Call Your Name

You Can't Do That

And I Love Her

A Hard Day's Night

If I Fell

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

Things We Said Today

I'll Cry Instead

I Feel Fine

She's a Woman

I'll Follow the Sun

What You're Doing

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

No Reply

Yes It Is

Yesterday

I Need You

The Night Before

You Like Me Too Much

If I Needed Someone

You Won't See Me

Michelle

Nowhere Man

We Can Work It Out

Rain

Taxman

And Your Bird Can Sing

She Said She Said

I Want to Tell You

Your Mother Should Know

Hey Jude

Glass Onion

Piggies

Long, Long, Long

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Blackbird

Honey Pie

I Will

Dear Prudence

Something

Oh! Darling

Because

The Long and Winding Road

For You Blue

I've Got a Feeling

One After 909

Free as a Bird

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